Why MinistryPlatform?
From thousands of people to multiple campuses, you have a lot of data to manage. MinistryPlatform is built for just that! MinistryPlatform is a powerful, flexible, and modern church management solution for churches that are growing and expanding their ministries. Change is hard, but advancing your ministries is well worth it, and we’ll be with you every step of the way.
What Makes MinistryPlatform Different
- Automation and notification capabilities
- Open APIs and integrations
- Engagement and milestone tracking
- Granular security
- Dashboards, reports, and data filtering
- Group leader tools
- Pastor and care team tools
- Additional giving options
- Batch manager for checks
- So much more
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Automate tasks and save your staff time.
It shouldn’t take hours upon hours or even days to run reports or complete daily tasks. Save your administrative staff time with MinistryPlatform’s built-in processes, routines, and notifications. Customize or build your own to get exactly what you need, or lean on Professional Services to help you apply the right tools to meet your automation goals. Your pastoral care team can also use automation to track and update the spiritual growth of your members so no one falls through the cracks.
Bring all of your data into one place.
Updating data in multiple systems and pulling reports from more than one solution is exhausting. Centralize your data to view and report on all of your ministries from MinistryPlatform by utilizing tools within the Platform and integrating your other systems through APIs.
Remove outdated and siloed communication tools.
Stop managing multiple systems to communicate your message. MinistryPlatform gives you multiple channels to push content, such as email, text, and in-app posts, through your custom PocketPlatform mobile app. LifeApps allows you to do ministry anywhere with a mobile-friendly user interface. Widgets integrate to show groups, events, volunteer opportunities, prayer requests, forms, and more, all directly pushed from MinistryPlatform to your website.
Report on every aspect of your ministry.
Better understand all aspects across your ministry with 200 out-of-the-box reports and advanced querying capabilities within MinistryPlatform. Dashboards give you a personalized experience with real-time information on engagement, giving, congregant needs, and more.
| Product Features | MinistryPlatform | Realm | ACS | PDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open AI | ||||
| Integrations | Realm Accounting, MP eGiving, Go Method, Growth Method, Vanco, Verified First, Planning Center, eSpace, and more | Planning Center, Go Method, Growth Method, Nelco, Vanco, Verified First, Constant Contact, KleerCard (import) | Vanco, Verified First, Constant Contact, Kleercard (import), Go Method (import) | Vanco, Verified First, Constant Contact |
| Roles and Responsibilities | ||||
| User-based security |
| Administration | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profiles | ||||
| Skills and Interests | ||||
| Sacraments | ||||
| Notes | ||||
| Attach Documents to Profiles | ||||
| Prayer Requests | ||||
| Printed Directory | ||||
| Mailing Labels | ||||
| Background Checks | ||||
| Publish Church Calendar | Events Listing | |||
| Workflows with Steps |
| Facilities Management | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tie rooms to buildings | ||||
| Create and store room layout | Limited | |||
| Book rooms | ||||
| Manage room conflicts | Limited | |||
| Room reservation approval process | Limited | |||
| Book equipment | ||||
| Services management | ||||
| View booked reservations | ||||
| HVAC integration | Limited |
| Accounting | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounts Payable | * | |||
| Accounts Receivable | ||||
| Fixed Assets | ||||
| Purchase Orders | ||||
| Payroll | * |
*Realm Accounting integration
| Reporting | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Predefined Reports | >200 | >20 | ||
| Custom Reports | ||||
| Actionable Dashboards | ||||
| Change Log |
| Communication | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Email Communication | ||||
| Texting | ||||
| Newsfeed Posting | ||||
| Website Integration | Widgets | Refresh Websites | ||
| Member Mobile App | ||||
| Pastoral Care App | ||||
| New Visitor Follow-Up | ||||
| Connection Cards |
| Groups | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interactive Groups | ||||
| Online Group Directory | ||||
| Group Communication | One-way only | |||
| Group Calendar and Events | ||||
| Attendance | ||||
| Group Promotion |
| Events | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online Event and Religious Education Registration | ||||
| Paid Registration Fee Integration | ||||
| Event Discounts | ||||
| Check-In | ||||
| Mobile Check-In | ||||
| Volunteer Management | ||||
| Volunteer Scheduling |
| Contributions and Giving | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online Giving | * | |||
| Text Giving | * | |||
| Mobile App Giving | * | |||
| Giving Dashboard | * | |||
| Give Online Pledges | * | |||
| Track Pledges and Campaigns | ||||
| Giving Statements |
*Chart shows MP eGiving features. Other giving integrations available
Interested? See MinistryPlatform in action today.
Take team learning to a new level.
When your ministry succeeds, lives are changed forever. That’s why we want all of your staff and volunteers to be equipped with the best information on the planet. MinistrySmart™—our online learning platform—is available to everyone who contributes to the ministry of your church, and you can get to it from inside Realm.
